Clément-Émile Roques | |
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| Archbishop of Rennes | |
 Roques between 1934 and 1940. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Rennes |
| See | Rennes |
| Appointed | 11 May 1940 |
| Term ended | 4 September 1964 |
| Predecessor | René-Pierre Mignen |
| Successor | Paul Gouyon |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina (1946-64) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Montauban (1929-34) Archbishop of Aix (1934-40) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 April 1904 by Louis-Eugène Francqueville |
| Consecration | 24 June 1929 by Pierre-Célestin Cézerac |
| Created cardinal | 18 February 1946 byPope Pius XII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clément-Émile Roques 8 December 1880 Saint Pierre des Ports,Graulhet,French Third Republic |
| Died | 4 September 1964(1964-09-04) (aged 83) Rennes,France |
| Buried | Rennes Cathedral |
| Motto | In fide et lenitate ("In faith and sweetness") |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Clément-Émile Roques | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Rennes |
Clément-Émile Roques (8 December 1880—4 September 1964) was a FrenchCardinal of theRoman Catholic Church. He served asArchbishop of Rennes from 1940 until his death, and was elevated to thecardinalate in 1946 byPope Pius XII.[1]
Born inGraulhet, Clément-Émile Roques studied at theseminary inAlbi and the Catholic Institute ofToulouse before beingordained to thepriesthood on 2 April 1904. He then served as aprofessor,administrator, theprefect of studies, andsuperior of the seminary of Barral, inCastres, until 1929.
On 15 April 1929 Roques was appointedBishop of Montauban byPope Pius XI. He received hisepiscopal consecration on the following 24 June from Archbishop Pierre-Celestin Cézerac, with ArchbishopJules-Géraud Saliège and Bishop Charles Challiol serving asco-consecrators, in theCathedral of Albi. Roques was later namedArchbishop of Aix on 24 December 1934, andArchbishop ofRennes on 11 May 1940.
Pope Pius XII created himCardinal Priest ofS. Balbina in theconsistory of 18 February 1946. He waspapal legate to the 1947 National Eucharistic Congress inNantes, and to the 1956 Congress in hissee of Rennes. Acardinal elector in the1958 papal conclave, Roques lived only long enough to attend the first two sessions of theSecond Vatican Council from 1962 to 1963, andparticipate in theconclave of 1963 that selectedPope Paul VI. During his tenure as Archbishop, the Cardinal confirmed threemiracles attributed toOur Lady of Lourdes.[2]
Roques died in Rennes aged 83. He is buried in theMetropolitan Cathedral of St. Peter.
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Montauban 1929–1934 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Archbishop of Aix 1934–1940 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Archbishop of Rennes 1940–1964 | Succeeded by |
